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NUMBER 72

It’s your ship and equipment

– look after them and they will look after you

GOOD PRACTICE

Counterweight rigged

correctly, externally

All crew aware of operation

through drills and lecture

Monthly checks as per SMS

BAD PRACTICE

✗ Incorrectly rigged

counterweight

✗ Lack of understanding by

ship’s staff

✗ Failure of SMS system

Enclosed lifeboat launching

The brake wire

should fall free from the

boat when launched and

making way.

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NUMBER 73



BAD PRACTICE

✗ No signs, meaning no risk assessment

performed and failure of SMS system

✗ Exits not obvious to someone unfamiliar

with the vessel

✗ Where used, arrows are located in high

position

GOOD PRACTICE

Exit signs on exits at low level, for when

crawling under smoke

High-visibility fluorescent strips or arrows

at deck level

Location and use of escape signs placed

from the point-of-view of someone

crawling in smoke

Low-level escape signs

When placing

high-visibility strips, keep them

low and ensure they do not guide you past

exits, which should be highlighted

themselves!

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NUMBER 74



GOOD PRACTICE

Rubber matting laid on deck

protects lashing gear and

ship’s deck

Working practices assessed

and positive action taken

All cargo equipment

maintained as per SMS

Steel locking pins in good

working condition and

maintained/replaced

BAD PRACTICE

✗ No care for lashing

equipment

✗ No checks for damaged

equipment

✗ Insufficient repairs/

temporary solutions –

a wooden stick in thisexample

✗ Risk of losing containers

overboard

Container lashings

Care of cargo

securing equipment

is important for the safety

of the cargo, ship and

her crew.

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NUMBER 75



GOOD PRACTICE

Hard hats and other

appropriate PPE worn

Safe practices and risk

assessment in operation

Team management and

briefing

Safe working practices

Club analysis

shows that the majority of

personal injury claims are caused

by crewmembers injuring

themselves.

BAD PRACTICE

✗ No PPE – danger of

personal injury or worse

✗ No risk assessment

evident

✗ Poor management and

failure of SMS

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NUMBER 76



BAD PRACTICE

✗ An open door allows fire

to spread rapidly

✗ Damage to door when

ship is rolling/pitching

GOOD PRACTICE

Doors maintained and operating well

Emergency signage as necessary

Door closing automatically will hold

back fire

Fire doors

Never allow

fire doors to be

wedged open.

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NUMBER 77



GOOD PRACTICE

Reasonably tight chains

operate effectively with no

slippage

Chains off the ground are

easy to inspect and

maintain

Chains safe when no

excessive slack exists

BAD PRACTICE

✗ Slack chain a slip/trip

hazard

✗ Wear and tear on chain and

steelwork in contact with it

✗ Wear and tear on working

gear due to slippage

✗ Slack chain

may come off

chain guides

Hatch opening chains

Chains are

a hazard both when in motion

and when still. Slack chains pose an

increased danger and should be

taken up.

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NUMBER 78



BAD PRACTICE

✗ Poor temporary measure

in this example

✗ Pin could jam or break

✗ A danger to crew and/or

cargo

GOOD PRACTICE

Pin maintained and in good

condition

Correct pin of substantial

size capable of holding

back hatch lids

Safe to operate with handle

and locking position

Hatchcover locking pins

A proper pin

is required to stop the

hatch lid unintentionally closing and

a faulty pin may stop

you closing it!

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NUMBER 79



BAD PRACTICE

✗ No PPE at all

✗ No risk assessment

✗ Danger to life and poor

example to set others

GOOD PRACTICE

Appropriate PPE worn on

deck

Operational procedures

adhered to

Crew trained in cargo

operations

Good example set by

senior staff enforcing

regulations

Container top safety

Both crew and

stevedores should be

stopped when acting with

a lack of safety and common sense.

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NUMBER 80



BAD PRACTICE

✗ Incorrect and illegal repair

methods and materials

✗ Non-compliant with

SOLAS and statutory

instruments

✗ Ladder in poor condition

and unsafe

GOOD PRACTICE

Ladder stowed clear of

deck, weather and sunlight

Checked monthly as

per SMS

Any repairs in accordance

with the Merchant

Shipping (Pilot Ladders &

Hoists) Regulations

(statutory instrument)

Pilot ladder care

SOLAS regulations

state ladder requirements

including repairs.

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NUMBER 81



BAD PRACTICE

✗ No handle on door in this example

✗ Exit not visible in reduced visibility

✗ Difficult escape for unfamiliar personnel

GOOD PRACTICE

All emergency exits assessed for

visibility and effectiveness

Appropriate reflective signage

All doors functioning correctly and

tested monthly as per maintenance

schedule

Engine roomemergency exits

Emergency exits

should be highly-visible and guide you to

safety in smoke.

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NUMBER 82



BAD PRACTICE

✗ No evidence of charts and

publications updated

✗ Charts in use not

corrected to-date

✗ Danger to navigation

GOOD PRACTICE

Weekly corrections

applied

Record of updates for

charts and publications

Corrected to date before

use

Admiralty corrections

It is a legal obligation

to update charts/publications

and maintain records.

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NUMBER 83



BAD PRACTICE

✗ Relaxed galley standards

should not be encouraged

✗ Stove should be kept

clear, unlike this example

✗ An untidy galley is a

danger to galley staff

✗ Fire hazard

GOOD PRACTICE

Fire, health and hazard

awareness by crew evident

Strict galley inspections

and recommendations/

remedial action

Good stowage

arrangement assists in

maintaining a safe galley

Galley fire hazards

It is the

responsibility of all

onboard to remedy

hazards.

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NUMBER 84



BAD PRACTICE

✗ No measures taken to protect

personnel from open hatch

✗ Cables and rubbish are a trip hazard.

Next to the unguarded hatch they

present a deadly risk

✗ No co-ordination of safety in a busy

working environment

Hatch opening

Every ship should

establish procedures to

eliminate risk when any of

her hatches are open.

GOOD PRACTICE

Secure railing or bars to

prevent a fall

Complying with safety

regulations and reducing

risk of accidents

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NUMBER 85



GOOD PRACTICE

Hatch maintained and rust-

free

Rubber packing kept in

good condition

Distinctive markings show

open/close direction

BAD PRACTICE

✗ Hatch rusting and seizing

✗ Rubber packing in poor

condition

✗ Likelihood of water

ingress

Hold access lids

The access hatch

needs to be weathertight as well

as function efficiently as an

emergency escape.

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NUMBER 86



BAD PRACTICE

✗ Use of LSA for work

overboard

✗ Unecessary stress on

life-saving appliances

✗ Wear/tear and damage

to LSA

GOOD PRACTICE

Code of Safe Working

Practices for Merchant

Seamen observed

Risk assessment and permit

to work in place

Correct PPE and

supervision

Working overboard

LSA is exactly that

and should not be used

for work overboard.

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NUMBER 87



BAD PRACTICE

✗ Knot tied in mooring rope

✗ Shore barge wire splayed

as in a splice and

incorrect number of

bulldog grips

✗ Lines not safe for mooring

operations

GOOD PRACTICE

Correct rope splice on

mooring line

Correct fitting of bulldog

grips on wire line from

shore barge

Alterations safe when

mooring line under

tension

Third party equipment –moorings

Incorrect but quick

methods may seem practical

in the short term but can be extremely

costly despite being someone else’s responsibility.

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NUMBER 88



BAD PRACTICE

✗ Records of tests not maintained

✗ Batteries poorly maintained and showing

signs of leakage and corrosion

✗ Risk of batteries failing when required

GOOD PRACTICE

Tested weekly and recorded

Electrolyte levels maintained

Located secure and

protected from the weather

PPE available for testing andhandling batteries

Emergency batteries

As part of the ship’s safety

equipment emergency batteries

must be checked as per ISM.

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NUMBER 89



BAD PRACTICE

✗ Label in poor and

unreadable condition

✗ Label would be obscured

in the event of a spill

overflowing the save-all

✗ Potential delay in

recognising source of aspill

GOOD PRACTICE

Clear labelling in good

condition

Labels located clear of oil

in the event of a spill

Vents colour-coded

Oil tank ventilators

In the event of

a spill, it is important

to be able to identify

the overflowing tank

immediately.

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NUMBER 90



GOOD PRACTICE

Product data sheets

displayed

Protective equipment and

eye wash readily available

Organised and secure

stow

BAD PRACTICE

✗ No protective equipment

or product data sheets

✗ Poor labelling and

organisation of chemicals

✗ Careless stow is a hazard

Chemical storage

All chemicals should

be easily identifiable and handling

information available.

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NUMBER 91



BAD PRACTICE

✗ No torch located next to

starting instructions

✗ Instructions of

inappropriate size, clarity

and location

✗ Danger to ship and crew

in an emergency

GOOD PRACTICE

Clear instructions by

control panel

Written in languages of

ship’s crew

Torch located by

instructions

Emergency generatorstarting instructions

Any action to

aid a speedy start of the

generator in an emergency

is a good practice.

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